The 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stavanger, Norway, at the Scanvest Ring on March 19, 1989.

A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

[1] Complete results for senior men,[2] junior men,[3] senior women,[4] junior women,[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.

An unofficial count yields the participation of 568 athletes from 41 countries.

This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.